Local swing dance social events are constantly being curated and kept up to date by the admins of the Brisbane Swing Dance Hub Facebook group. This is the first point of call for anyone looking for a social dance or other swing classes to attend.
Below you will find a list of some of the larger Balboa workshop and exchange events around the world. If you do not see your Balboa event here please contact us to let us know about it!
Brisbane Balboa Weekend (Australia)
Brisbane Balboa Weekend is happening again! It will be running from the 3rd to 5th of October 2025. Save the date and tell your friends! We aim to create a small and friendly vibe with a comfortable and relaxed atmosphere for all involved (just the way we love our Bal ^_^)
What you get:
- Two days of air-conditioned classes for intermediate and above Balboa dancers.
- International instructors: Shani Brown and Jacob Wigger!
- Three evenings of social dancing with live bands that have been specifically crafted for Balboa dancing.
- Low stress.
- Friendly Brisbanites
Jurassic Bal (Canberra, Australia)
Join us for the first Balboa event based in Australia’s capital city, Canberra on 27-29 March 2026!
Your organisers are quietly working behind the scenes to bring you the best Jurassic Bal in 2026.
Just in case you needed to start planning, the dates are confirmed, the venues are also (mostly) confirmed and we are back at Verity Lane.
We also can share two international couples are coming to Canberra next year for the first time – they are thrilled and can’t wait to dance with y’all!
We Bal Paris (France)
We offer you a Balboa workshop over the weekend from September 10th, 2024, to April 14th, 2025. A workshop, without competition, dedicated to the pleasure of dancing balboa with friends in a beautiful city.
Three couples of international teachers:
- Anna-Maria and Ralf (Germany)
- Natasha Devyatkina (Fr) et Nejc Zupan (Slo)
- Solen and Laurent (France)
The best DJ of Europe with the bests of Paris
3 levels of courses: intermediate, intermediate-advanced, and Advanced.
6h hours of lessons by level over 2 days.
2 parties on Friday and Saturday with live bands.
1 after party on Sunday evening.
The weekend will be preceded by 2 dance parties on Wednesday and Thursday.
Korea Balboa Weekend (Seoul, South Korea)
The California Balboa Classic (Pasadena CA, USA)
Daytime Classes
Evening Dancing with Live Music
Afternoon and Evening Competitions
Late Night DJ Dancing
Beach Dance (weather permitting)
The Balboa Experiment (North Carolina, USA)
The world’s most personal and personally challenging Balboa workshop. Now with four separate Balboa weeks ranging from intermediate through masters.
All Balboa Weekend (Cleveland OH, USA)
Featuring the American Classic Balboa Championships
TOP instructors
Live music
Dance ’til you drop
6 tracks of progressive classes
ProAm Division
Special pricing for first 50 International passes!
BAL-AST OFF! (Huntsville AL, USA)
A weekend Balboa workshop in Huntsville Alabama, home of NASA’s Space Camp and Rocket City USA, dedicated to the preservation of the vintage swing dance known as Balboa. We think that Balboa is just about the best thing since the Jetsons and our goal is to help spread our joy for the dance, to infinity, and beyond!
Camp Balboa Seattle (Seattle WA, USA)
Camp Balboa Seattle is in its 4th year as the Pacific Northwest’s Premier Balboa event, and we are proud to have some of the world’s most innovative balboa instructors. Come see what all the fuss is about!
London Balboa Exchange (London, UK)
London Balboa Exchange is a small, friendly weekend for all you Balboa fans out there to come and enjoy some first class dancing in one of the best cities in the world. Run by a friendly group of dancers based in London, who want to showcase some of the best dancing, music and entertainment that London has to offer.
Rocky Mountain Blowout (Denver CO, USA)
Colorado’s premiere Balboa event – Top Tier Instruction, Live Music & DJs, Social Dancing all night!
